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Arrow – Season 3, Episode 5 The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak

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A cyberattack pushes Felicity and Oliver to their limits -- and brings Starling City to its knees; Felicity's mother visits; Laurel's motives are questioned.
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Arrow — Season 3, Episode 5

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Arrow finally has a Felicity-centric episode that -- aside from being well-done -- warrants attention because the flashbacks are finally about someone other than Oliver.

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Stephen Amell

Oliver Queen

Katie Cassidy

Laurel Lance

David Ramsey

John Diggle

Willa Holland

Thea Queen

Emily Bett Rickards

Felicity Smoak

Colton Haynes

Roy Harper
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Chancellor Agard Entertainment Weekly 08/07/2018
Can we all take a moment of silence in honor of Emily Bett Rickards for absolutely killing it in the first Felicity-centric episode? Go to Full Review Alan Sepinwall Uproxx 08/07/2018
That the bad guy was going to be Cooper was pretty well telegraphed, but Rickards still played it well, and Felicity getting to beat up the villain herself... was awfully satisfying. Go to Full Review Alasdair Wilkins AV Club 08/02/2018
B+
"The Secret Origin Of Felicity Smoak" is another strong entry for the season, mostly because it remains so difficult to resist the charms of a Felicity-centric episode. Go to Full Review Constance Gibbs The Nerds of Color 04/07/2020
Arrow just keeps knocking it out of the park this season! This is the second Oliver-light episode of the season and it hits just as strong as a typical Ollie-centric episode does. Go to Full Review Kyle Anderson Nerdist 08/08/2018
t's not a particularly action-heavy episode, but it makes up for it with mortification, tears, bad memories, and stupid villains. Go to Full Review Jesse Schedeen IGN Movies 08/08/2018
7.5/10
"The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak" was an enjoyable episode of Arrow, but not quite the return to form the show needs after last week's disappointment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis A cyberattack pushes Felicity and Oliver to their limits -- and brings Starling City to its knees; Felicity's mother visits; Laurel's motives are questioned.
Director
Michael Schultz
Executive Producer
Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, David Nutter
Screenwriter
Ben Sokolowski, Brian Ford Sullivan
Network
The CW
Rating
TV-14 (D|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 5, 2014